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Title: Transfer from regiments
Post by: MacGrigor on Tuesday 03 August 21 19:22 BST (UK)
Hello,

I was just looking at the medal rolls for my great-grandad and noticed all of his comrades with adjoining service numbers had transferred from the 23rd Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers to the 5th Battalion of the KOYLIs. I see the 23rd was ‘reduced to cadre strength’ on the 17th of May 1918, so could it have been around then? His name was Walter Richard Goddard, service number 63140 in the KOYLIs. If anyone could please help, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Adam
Title: Re: Transfer from regiments
Post by: MaxD on Wednesday 04 August 21 10:09 BST (UK)
Could well be.  The NF diary just says that the surplus men (ie not the training cadre) went to the base.  The 2 KOYLI diary has 23 OR reinforcements, (not specified which regiment)  joining in the week ending 1 Jun 1918 which would be about right, the previous 2 weeks had a total of 11.

MaxD
Title: Re: Transfer from regiments
Post by: MacGrigor on Wednesday 04 August 21 10:20 BST (UK)
Brilliant, thanks! I’ll note that down now.
Title: Re: Transfer from regiments
Post by: MaxD on Wednesday 04 August 21 10:26 BST (UK)
It is the 32 Division AQ diary that has the figures for 2 KOYLI, not the KOYLI war diary as I stated before.  Sorry about that.

MaxD